HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS,
Camden, October 10, 1864.

Colonel CRUMP,

Commanding Madison's Brigade:

COLONEL: I am instructed by Major-General Magruder to say that you will countermarch your whole brigade, and, proceeding over Lone Pine Ferry, resume your original position seven miles from this place. Information has been received that the enemy has retired from Monticello, Ark., and it is supposed that the same force made a demonstration at Mount Elba. The major-general commanding directs that you send back your brigade surgeon to examine the sick of your command now here, and order to hospital in this place all who are too sick to continue with the command. The rest will be ordered to remain with the brigade. You are also directed to send at once a detachment of twenty-five men, a sergeant, and commissioned officer, to report at the headquarters of Major Adams, chief quartermaster of Forney's division, to escort a train of ten wagons to Princeton and return with sick from that place. Should the wagons have left the detachment will be ordered to overtake them.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

ED. P. TURNER,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS,
Camden, October 10, 1864.

Colonel CRUMP,

Commanding, &c.:

COLONEL: I am instructed by Major-General Magruder to say that, on account of information just received from Colonel A. J. McNeill, at Mount Elba, the orders just sent you to return and occupy your original position, seven miles from this place, are revoked. You will proceed as rapidly as possible toward Mount Elba with your brigade, and put yourself as soon as possible in communication with Colonel McNeill at or near that place, sending couriers ahead to inform him of re-enforcements. If possible a section of artillery will be forwarded to Colonel McNeill. You will leave four companies at some point on the road to escort the artillery. You will order the detachment of twenty-five men, one sergeant, and one commissioned officer to report at once to Major Adams, chief quartermaster of Forney's division, to escort the wagons to Princeton.

Very respectfully,

ED. P. TURNER,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

P. S.-Colonel McNeill reports enemy's force in front of him 1,500, lowest estimate.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS,
Camden, October 10, 1864.

Colonel J. L. LOGAN,

Commanding, &c., Near Benton:

COLONEL: I am instructed by Major-General Magruder to say that you will direct the State troops under Colonel Newton to remain at Rockport and Arkadelphia, and will proceed by the best route with the